Wire-stretcher.



W. H. PAYNE. WIRE STRE ER. APPLICATION FILED 13, 1914.

1, 1 32,874. Patented Meir. 23, 1915.

WILLIAM H. PAYNE, OF CICERONE, WEST VIRGINIA.

WIRE-STRETGHER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 23,1915.

Application filed May 13, 1914. Serial No. 838,322. 7

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. PAYNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cicerone, in the county of Roane, State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Stretch ers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in wire working tools and more particularly to tools for stretching fence wire or the like, and has for its object to provide a simple, durable and inexpensive article of this character that may be quickly and easily arranged in operative position on a fence post and readily manipulated to efiect the stretching of a wire.

With the above and other objects of simi lar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in operative position on a fence post, Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with the stretcher shown partially in section, Fig. 3 is an edge view of the device removed from the post, and Fig. & is a sectional view on the line 14 of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the tool comprises the handle 10 having formed thereon an enlargement or head 11 and provided on one end with a staple pulling attachment 12.

In detail, the head 11, one edge of which is provided with a post receiving concavity 13 and its opposite edge with a protecting plate 14:, has its extremity beveled as at 15 and bifurcated to provide a wire receiving slot 16, the plate 14 which is secured in position by means of screws 17 being likewise bifurcated to correspond to the bifurcation of the head.

For the purpose of retaining the wire in bifurcation and preventing its displacement therefrom during the stretching operation. The tool is further provided with a nail pulling attachment 19 and an ax or post trimming bladeEZO the former being in the form of a U-shaped plate which is secured to the head 11 by screws or other suitable means and provided with a tapering slot 21, the edges of which are adapted to engage over and grip the nail and permit of its being readily extracted. When it is desired to employ the tool as a wire stretcher the wire to be stretched is passed within the bifurcations thereof with the fence post resting in the concavity 13. The hook 18 is then swung over the wire, to secure the same against displacement, and pressure applied'to the handle 10, the head 11 being thus swung away from the post and draw ing the wire along the face thereof. When the wire is sufiiciently taut it may be readily attached to the post in the usual manner, the tool then quickly and easily disengaged, moved to the next post, andthe operation repeated.

From the foregoing it will be observed that there is provided a device of the character described, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which may be readily manipulated to accomplish the various purposes to which it p is adapted.

What is claimed is:

A wire stretcher comprising a handle having a head formed on one end, the outer end of said head being beveled-and bifurcated to provide a wire receiving recess, and a wire clamping member pivotally mounted on the head for movement across the recess to clamp a wire, the outer end of said memher being hook shape to provide a bill and whereby the wire will be disposed between the body of the member and the bill when the member is in clamping position.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presenceof two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. PAYNE.

Witnesses H. H. PAYNE, A. ELLIs.

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